For all the info, check out their website. If you're too lazy, here are all the details:
The annual contest seeks and honors the most passionate, knowledgeable beer lover in the United States. Wynkoop is now seeking “beer resumes” from the nation’s most beer-minded men and women.
Resumes must include each entrant’s beerdrinking philosophy and details highlighting their passion for beer. Resumes should provide evidence of the entrant’s understanding of beer, its history, and its importance to civilization.
Resumes must be received by Wynkoop by no later than December 31, 2007.
The 2008 Beerdrinker of the Year wins free beer for life at Wynkoop Brewing Company and $250 of beer at their local brewpub or beer bar. They also win apparel proclaiming them The 2008 Beerdrinker of the Year, and they have their name engraved on the Beerdrinker of the Year trophy at Wynkoop.
Resumes for the Beerdrinker of the Year award are reviewed by a collection of the nation’s beer experts, beer journalists and previous Beerdrinker winners. The top three entrants will be flown to Wynkoop Brewing Company (at Wynkoop’s expense) for the Beerdrinker of the Year finals on February 23, 2008.
At the finals, a panel of wigged & robed judges (comprised of the nation’s best beer minds and previous Beerdrinker winners) will grill the finalists and pick the 2008 winner. The event is open to the public and starts at 2 PM. Much Wynkoop beer will be served at the finals.
The 2008 Beerdrinker of the Year also wins the unmatched fame and glory that comes with winning the coveted honor.
Diane Catanzaro, a Norfolk, Virginia homebrewer, beer judge and college professor, is the 2007 Beerdrinker of the Year.
Catanzaro won the title in the hotly contested Beerdrinker of the Year National Finals on Saturday, February 24, at Wynkoop Brewing Company.
A professor of industrial/organizational psychology at Christopher Newport University (in Newport News, VA), Catanzaro is the second woman to win the competition. (Cornelia Corey of Clemmons, NC won the title in 2001.) Her home beer bar is The Biergarden in Portsmouth, Virginia.
“This is a dream come true for me,” Catanzaro said after winning the title. “I can use the title to carry the flag for Beer Nation and spread the news about craft beer. And it gives me an opportunity to promote a better understanding of beer to women in America.”
A six-pack of rules and details:
- Resumes must include the entrant’s personal philosophy of beerdrinking.
- Do not enter if you are currently employed by a brewery.
- Resumes with both rich beeriness and humor are welcomed.
- Beer resumes cannot exceed three 8 1⁄2" x 11" pages and must be written in 12-point or larger font.
- Resumes must include the name of the entrant’s home brewpub or beer bar, and their T-shirt size.
- Resumes created in Word can be emailed to Wynkoop Brewing Company (sent as an email attachment) to marty@wynkoop.com .
Beerdrinker of the Year resumes can be sent by mail to:
The Beerdrinker of the Year
Wynkoop Brewing Company
1634 Eighteenth Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
The 2008 Beerdrinker of the Year will be the 12th person to win the title.
Members of the media seeking more information, photos, and interviews with previous Beerdrinker of the Year winners can contact Marty Jones at martysjones@att.net .
Hmm.... I wonder if I have a shot? Is self promotion shameless or what?! ;)
